visitor reception center
Visitor recepcion center
Located on the ground floor of the main building, it integrates the entrance access control, the store, the left-luggage office and the toilets. In the descriptive panels you can find a presentation of Las Minas de Almadén and some of its keys as a World Heritage Site. Of special interest are the general model of the facilities of the presentation room of the mine. “El Malacate” restaurant-cafeteria in the Mining Park, open on demand.
In a glass enclosed area of the Center is located the work of Javier Velasco, “Lagrimas de Lluvia”, the gigantic permanent installation formed by a pool of almost 4 tons of mercury on which a rain of crystals stopped in space and an ingenious system produce the rain effect
General Presentation
The Almadén Mining Park is a set of complementary facilities and experiences:
San Rafael miners’ hospital
Built in 1755, it houses: Historical Archives, Exhibition Spaces, Miners’ Hospital, Forced Prison, Regional Heritage
